Lewmar launches 110TT bow thrusterBy Marina Arnold, ,
11:24 PM Mon 28 Apr 2014
Lewmar 110TT bow thruster is a very light, compact unit, using a composite hub and saddle. Due to the position of the thruster on the boat, weight is a critical consideration and at 8Kg (17.6lb) the 110TT is over 30% lighter than its closest rival. ...[more]

America's Cup: Dean Barker's Blog - A sail with the Duke and DuchessBy Dean Barker, San Francisco, USA ,
8:10 AM Mon 14 Apr 2014
Writing on his blog at Kiwi Yachting Consultants' website Emirates Team NZ skipper Dean Barker gives his view on Friday's Royal Matchrace and the state of the 34th America's Cup: We raced on board the two Sail NZ IACC yachts on a tight course outside the RNZYS. I was fortunate to sail with William back in 2010 when he was last in NZ ...[more]

America's Cup: Dean Barker's Blog - It's overBy Dean Barker, San Francisco, USA ,
6:48 AM Sun 29 Sep 2013
Writing on his blog at Kiwi Yachting Consultants' website Emirates Team NZ skipper Dean Barker gives his view on the 34th America's Cup: This is not the entry I was ever hoping to have to write. But here we are the day after and it hurts. Yesterday's loss in the deciding race was a bitter pill to swallow. But the writing was on the wall the day before when Oracle sailed around us on the upwind leg ...[more]

America's Cup: Dean Barker's Blog - Day 3 ReviewedBy Dean Barker, San Francisco, USA ,
5:51 AM Mon 9 Sep 2013
Writing on his blog at Kiwi Yachting Consultants' website Emirates Team NZ skipper Dean Barker gives his view on the 34th America's Cup:Day 3 was a good day for us. Races 5 & 6 were scheduled in what was forecast to be a nice 16-20 knot breeze. ...[more]

America's Cup: Dean Barker's Blog - Back on the waterBy Dean Barker, San Francisco, USA ,
10:12 PM Mon 2 Sep 2013
Writing on his blog at Kiwi Yachting Consultants' website Emirates Team NZ skipper Dean Barker gives his view on the 34th America's Cup:After the last three days off we got back on SF Bay today to begin our final preparations. The shore crew once again have done an amazing job of getting through an incredibly long job list including the addition of a couple of new areodynamic fairings. ...[more]

Louis Vuitton Cup: Dean Barker's Blog - The Cup is oursBy Dean Barker, San Francisco, USA ,
12:37 AM Thu 29 Aug 2013
Writing on his blog at Kiwi Yachting Consultants' website Emirates Team NZ skipper Dean Barker gives his view on winning the Finals of the Louis Vuitton Cup: I am sitting here feeling incredibly proud of what ETNZ has achieved. It seems a long six years since we won the last Louis Vuitton Cup, and how things have changed. ...[more]

Louis Vuitton Cup: Dean Barker's Blog - 'Dive, Dive, Dive!'By Dean Barker, San Francisco, USA ,
8:50 PM Sun 18 Aug 2013
Writing on his blog at Kiwi Yachting Consultants' websites, of which he is a substantial shareholder and director, skipper Dean Barker gives his view of the admission by Oracle Team USA that they had raced an out of class boat in four regattas, and his views on this going into the final stages of the America's Cup Regatta. ...[more]

Louis Vuitton Cup: Dean Barker hits out at Oracle Team USABy Dean Barker, San Francisco, USA ,
9:33 PM Fri 9 Aug 2013
Writing on his blog at Kiwi Yachting Consultants' websites, of which he is a substantial shareholder and director, skipper Dean Barker gives his view of the admission by Oracle Team USA that they had raced an out of class boat in four regattas, and his views on this going into the final stages of the America's Cup Regatta. ...[more]

Louis Vuitton Cup: Dean Barker - Return to the BayBy Dean Barker, San Francisco, USA ,
10:33 PM Tue 6 Aug 2013
Writing on his blog at Kiwi Yachting Consultants' websites, of which he is a substantial shareholder and director, skipper Dean Barker gives his views on this going into the final stages of the America's Cup Regatta. ...[more]

Louis Vuitton Cup: Dean Barker reflects on the final Round RobinBy Dean Barker, San Francisco, USA ,
10:03 AM Tue 30 Jul 2013
Emirates Team New Zealand have sailed their last race in the Louis Vuitton Cup Round Robins. Writing on his blog at Kiwi Yachting Consultants' websites, of which he is a substantial shareholder and director, skipper Dean Barker gives his view of the day out with Tom Cruise in the Louis Vuitton Cup. ...[more]

America's Cup: Dean Barker reflects on Race 4, Louis Vuitton CupBy Dean Barker, San Francisco, USA ,
11:23 PM Sun 14 Jul 2013
Emirates Team New Zealand have lined up for their first real race of the Louis Vuitton Cup. Writing on his blog at Kiwi Yachting Consultants' websites, of which he is a substantial shareholder and director, skipper Dean Barker gives his views of the fourth day of racing in the Louis Vuitton Cup. ...[more]

America's Cup: Dean Barker reflects on Race 2, Louis Vuitton CupBy Dean Barker, San Francisco, USA ,
12:14 AM Thu 11 Jul 2013
Emirates Team New Zealand have lined up for their first official race of the Louis Vuitton Cup. Writing on his blog at Kiwi Yachting Consultants' websites, of which he is a substantial shareholder and director, skipper Dean Barker gives his views of the first day of racing in the Louis Vuitton Cup. ...[more]

America's Cup: Dean Barker reflects on the first solo race in the AC72By Dean Barker, San Francisco, USA ,
10:03 AM Tue 9 Jul 2013
Emirates Team New Zealand have lined up for their first official race of the Louis Vuitton Cup. Writing on his blog at Kiwi Yachting Consultants' websites, of which he is a substantial shareholder and director, skipper Dean Barker gives his views of the first day of racing in the Louis Vuitton Cup. ...[more]

America's Cup: Dean Barker claims new rudder regulations are unsafeBy Dean Barker, San Francisco, USA ,
6:16 AM Mon 1 Jul 2013
There is one week to go until Emirates Team New Zealand will line up for their first official race of the Louis Vuitton Cup. Writing on his blog on Kiwi Yachting Consultant, of which he is a substantial shareholder and director, skipper Dean Barker gives his views of the controversial rudder issues. ...[more]

Images from Royal Akarana Yacht Club's stormy Nexus Gold CupBy Suellen Hurling,
3:09 PM Wed 17 Oct 2012
Suellen Hurling was on hand to capture some images from the start of the Royal Akarana Yacht Club's Nexus Gold Cup on Saturday.
Racing got underway in strong winds with gusts of between 50-60kts reported in the fleet and winds averaging well above 40kts for sustained periods. ...[more]

Dean's Diary: Positives from average Day 3 of the America's Cup WSBy Dean Barker, San Francisco, USA ,
8:45 PM Sat 6 Oct 2012
Dean Barker, Emirates Team NZ skipper and Director of Kiwi Yachting Consultants and Nexus AB, reports from San Francisco, USA from the America's Cup and America's Cup World Series: Today was really an average day for us although I take a lot of positives from it. ...[more]

Dean's Diary: No room for error on Day 2 of the America's Cup WSBy Dean Barker, San Francisco, USA ,
6:54 AM Sat 6 Oct 2012
Dean Barker, Emirates Team NZ skipper and Director of Kiwi Yachting Consultants and Nexus AB, reports from San Francisco, USA from the America's Cup and America's Cup World Series: You just cannot afford to give away any ground in this style of racing and to concede a penalty at the start makes the chance of having a good race very difficult. ...[more]

Dean's Diary: Advancing to the Quarter-Finals of the America's Cup WSBy Dean Barker, San Francisco, USA ,
10:04 PM Thu 4 Oct 2012
Dean Barker, Emirates Team NZ skipper and Director of Kiwi Yachting Consultants and Nexus AB, reports from San Francisco, USA from the America's Cup and America's Cup World Series: Today was the first day of racing in this ACWS event and we had the match race qualifiers to determine the 5 boats who would proceed through to join the top three from the last event. ...[more]